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Photo of the Day (AVAILABLE): Ansel Adams’ “Bridalveil Fall”
Photo of the Day (AVAILABLE): Ansel Adams’ “Bridalveil Fall”

Photo of the Day (AVAILABLE): Ansel Adams’ “Bridalveil Fall”

Bridalveil Fall.  This early print, done in the 1950s, by Ansel Adams (1902-1984) is currently available.  

Victoria and Albert Museum to Publish Nazi-Era ‘Degenerate Art’ Inventory Online
Victoria and Albert Museum to Publish Nazi-Era ‘Degenerate Art’ Inventory Online

Victoria and Albert Museum to Publish Nazi-Era ‘Degenerate Art’ Inventory Online

Victoria and Albert Museum to Publish Nazi-Era ‘Degenerate Art’ Inventory Online – this is an excellent start in an effort to clean up one of the biggest crimes in the history of art.  I am looking forward to seeing this database.

San Francisco Antique Dealers Indicted for Art Fraud
San Francisco Antique Dealers Indicted for Art Fraud

San Francisco Antique Dealers Indicted for Art Fraud

Owners of Charles Gaylord & Co and ART Loan Financial Inc., Anthony Barrreiro and Ray Parker Gaylord, have been charged with allegedly working a “Ponzi” scheme, taking $1.5 million from their investing customers.  With locations in San Francisco and Dallas … More…

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Maurice de Vlaminck’s “Femme a la Ferme”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Maurice de Vlaminck’s “Femme a la Ferme”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Maurice de Vlaminck’s “Femme a la Ferme”

Femme a la Ferme.  here is a real nice Maurice de Vlaminck (1876-1958) that can be seen at the LA Art Show (which closes today at 5pm).  After that, the painting will be making its way to our shows in … More…

LA ART SHOW-STOPPERS
LA ART SHOW-STOPPERS

LA ART SHOW-STOPPERS

LA ART SHOW-STOPPERS – Here is Bruce Helander’s review of The Los Angeles Art Show.  Today is the final day; hours are 11 – 5.    

Bright new look at LA Art Show
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Bright new look at LA Art Show

Bright new look at LA Art Show – continues through Sunday afternoon.  If you are in the area, stop by for a visit.

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Antoine Blanchard’s “Rue Royale, Madeleine”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Antoine Blanchard’s “Rue Royale, Madeleine”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Antoine Blanchard’s “Rue Royale, Madeleine”

Rue Royale, Madeleine.  Here is a very large painting by Antoine Blanchard (1910-1988) that is on view at The Los Angeles Art Show this weekend.    

Hedge-Fund Founder Robert W. Wilson Leaves Art to Whitney
Hedge-Fund Founder Robert W. Wilson Leaves Art to Whitney

Hedge-Fund Founder Robert W. Wilson Leaves Art to Whitney

Hedge-Fund Founder Robert W. Wilson Leaves Art to Whitney  The 87 year old, who started Wilson & Associates in 1969, leaped to his death, from his 16th floor apartment at the San Remo, on December 23.   At its peak, Wilson … More…

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) David Palumbo’s “Autumn Morning Through an Open Window”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) David Palumbo’s “Autumn Morning Through an Open Window”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE) David Palumbo’s “Autumn Morning Through an Open Window”

David Palumbo’s, Autumn Morning Through an Open Window, at the LA Art Show  

Mysterious portfolio of watercolours by Schiele turns out to be mostly fakes
Mysterious portfolio of watercolours by Schiele turns out to be mostly fakes

Mysterious portfolio of watercolours by Schiele turns out to be mostly fakes

After a portfolio turned up in an attic containing several works and poetry by artist, Egon Schiele, the 38-year-old discoverer seemed to be another one of those lucky individuals stumbling onto a art-goldmine.   Unfortunately after sending the works to … More…

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Louis Aston Knight’s “Summer Morning”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Louis Aston Knight’s “Summer Morning”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Louis Aston Knight’s “Summer Morning”

Summer Morning.  Here is a really nice French landscape by Louis Aston Knight (1873-1948) that we have on view at The Los Angeles Art Show this weekend.  

Elaine Wynn Is Said to Be the Buyer of $142 Million Bacon
Elaine Wynn Is Said to Be the Buyer of $142 Million Bacon

Elaine Wynn Is Said to Be the Buyer of $142 Million Bacon

Elaine Wynn Is Said to Be the Buyer of $142 Million Bacon – always nice to have a few extra dollars!  Seems this one will end up in a museum … LACMA.  

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Edward C. Williams’ “An Old Roadside Inn Near Kent”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Edward C. Williams’ “An Old Roadside Inn Near Kent”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Edward C. Williams’ “An Old Roadside Inn Near Kent”

An Old Roadside Inn Near Kent.  Here is another great work that is on view at this weeks Los Angeles Art Show.  Stop by to see Edward Charles Williams’ An Old Roadside Inn Near Kent which was originally painted in … More…

LA Art Show Rings in a New Year of Art
LA Art Show Rings in a New Year of Art

LA Art Show Rings in a New Year of Art

LA Art Show Rings in a New Year of Art – We open today at 11 am … if you are in the Los Angeles, stop by for a visit; this is an amazing art fair.      

Painting of the day (AVAILABLE) Guy Combes’s “Breaking Cover”
Painting of the day (AVAILABLE) Guy Combes’s “Breaking Cover”

Painting of the day (AVAILABLE) Guy Combes’s “Breaking Cover”

Breaking Cover,  at the LA Art Show!  

Another Francis Bacon Painting Could Fetch Millions At Auction
Another Francis Bacon Painting Could Fetch Millions At Auction

Another Francis Bacon Painting Could Fetch Millions At Auction

During the November sales, Francis Bacon’s triptych depicting artist Lucian Freud fetched $142 million, the most expensive artwork sold in history.  Next month, on February 13th, another important work by the artist will be hitting the auction block.  “Portrait of … More…